”Just because you can… doesn’t mean you should.” I posted this recently in a solo entrepreneur’s forum, in a response to the question, “What do you know now, that you wish you’d known when you started?” It’s not a lesson...

Productivity for Misfits, Makers, and Other Creatives This past Sunday, on June 11 2017, I spoke at the 2017 Vancouver Mini Maker Faire. The topic: productivity for people who aren’t conventionally productive. Because of course, I’m one of them. It’s...

How Do You Sleep At Night? Well, sometimes I don’t. It’s not really the night’s fault. And strictly speaking, when I do sleep, I usually don’t sleep badly. I’m just bad at getting to sleep. And going to sleep. Yeah. I’m one of those people. Night owlets Have you ever...

Find your tribe. I used to be in love with the phrase. “I’ve found my tribe.” I’ve used that phrase a few times. And when I used it, I believed it. I believed I’d found people who got me. Who shared my kind of geekiness. Who cared about the things I cared...

I am never, ever…ready. And that’s why I’m starting. Almost all the stress, mortification, and regret I’ve ever generated for myself is directly traceable to *not feeling ready*…and delaying action because of it. Sometimes…I stay not ready for a long time....